3p Bound for Helsinki: Five Fast Facts About Finland

Pretty sad, right? For a bunch of world travelers we should know better. Luckily there is a group who is setting out to change all that. Finnfacts, the country’s PR agency, has invited Triple Pundit and friends from:

We head off on Monday. In preparation for the trip, I’ve been doing my research. Yes, some of this time was spent doing experiential research in the sauna with a Finlandia on ice, but I also did some good old fashioned reading. Did you know:

During World War II, Finland fought the Soviets, unsuccessfully allied with the Germans to regain lost territory, then eventually joined the allied forces against Germany as a condition of peace, meaning they fought in 3 separate wars all told.

Finlandization is the art of bowing to the east without mooning the west. (Hee! what an image.)

If you have any fun facts to add, or questions for us to ask, leave them in the comments!

Jen is editor in chief of TriplePundit. She has an MBA in Sustainable Management from the Presidio Graduate School and lives in Oakland with her husband and normally happy baby. Hit her up at on twitter @jenboynton to discuss diapering strategies or sustainability reporting methodology.